DISGRACELAND
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- 41 minutes 11 secondsBonus Episode: Grammy Snubs, Righting the NWA Wrong, Wild Award Show Buggery, and More
The Grammy are most interesting when they mess upāsnubbing NWA, the Grateful Dead, Metallica and others. We get into all of it plus some extra awards show hijinks in the exclusive All Access section, and as always Jake takes your voicemails, text, emails, and more.
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22 January 2026, 8:00 am - 38 minutes 3 secondsThe Runaways: Exploited by the Music Industry, Escape, and Excellent Rock āNā Roll
This is the story of five teenage girls who used rock ān roll to escape their lives, their names, and their futuresāonly to find themselves trapped in a nightmare of fame, exploitation, and identity turned inside-out. From the Sunset Strip to a jail cell in England, from David Bowie fantasies to Kim Fowleyās real-life horrors, this is how the Runaways reinvented what rebellion could beāand paid the ultimate price in the process.
This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including sexual assault and suicide. If youāre thinking about suicide, or are worried about a friend or loved one, call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.
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20 January 2026, 8:01 am - 37 minutes 8 secondsMC5: Dope, Guns, and F***ing in the Streets
MC5 embodied revolution in a way most bands only pay lip service to. The Detroit cops sent riot squads and even a tank to break up their shows, and even raided their house. They were the only band to play at the infamous protest outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Their radical manager, John Sinclair, wrote manifestos allying with the Black Panthers and declaring rock ānā roll THE vehicle for revolution. But by the 1970s, all that idealism curdled into the classic story of broken record deals, drugs, crime, and jail, with redemption only possible through personal, not political, revolution.
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This episode was originally published on April 11, 2023.
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16 January 2026, 8:00 am - 37 minutes 23 secondsBonus Episode: Bob Weir, Bohemian Grove, more Orion, and First-Gen Punks
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead has passed, and we celebrate his unique brand of American awesomeness on this episode and dig into the long, strange weirdness of his affiliation with the secret society at Bohemian Grove. We also talk Johnny Thunders. You guys talk more Orion and Elvis Presley and of course we play your voicemails, texts, and more.
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15 January 2026, 8:00 am - 37 minutes 49 secondsJohnny Thunders: Murder or Overdose?
A punk junkie nightmare in a New Orleans hotel. A turf war with Tom Pettyās Heartbreakers. A poisonous friendship with Dee Dee Ramone and a doomed alliance with Wayne Kramer. Missing cash, hotshot rumors, and a body in Room 37. Listen to find out how Johnny Thundersā death went from an open-and-shut overdose case to a sadder, stranger rock ān roll myth.
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13 January 2026, 8:01 am - 41 minutes 19 secondsThe New York Dolls: Born to Lose, Lipstick Killers, and R&B in Four-inch Heels
The New York Dolls were one of the greatest rock ānā roll bands of all time. They came to life when their hometown of New York City was coming apart at the seams in the midst of rising murder, rape and burglary rates. Their drummer drowned. Their bassist was nearly murdered. Their guitar players despised their singer and the only thing their singer loved more than Archie Bell was himself. This of course was all part of the act. The self-destruction, the violence, the intra-band squabbling, but it was of course also part of the bandās reality. They were too pure to last. They were born to lose.
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This episode was originally published on March 16, 2021.
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12 January 2026, 8:00 am - 39 minutes 29 secondsChet Baker: Heroin, Romance, Missing Teeth and the James Dean of Jazz
Chet Baker, with his natural talent, unique voice and beautiful looks was known as āthe James Dean of Jazz.ā He was also a savage junkie and part time criminal. A one of a kind musician, his soft singing style and romantic playing enraptured Hollywood, the jazz world, and Europe. However, violence, crime, and drugs led to numerous prison stints and to one of the most mysterious deaths in music. Who or what killed the great Chet Baker?
This episode was originally published on September 29, 2020.
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9 January 2026, 7:59 am - 36 minutes 50 secondsBonus Episode: Lady Gaga, Elvis Presley, and the Orion Conspiracy
What do Lady Gaga and Elvis Presley conspiracies have in common? Maybe the story of the mysterious Sun Records artist known as Orion will help us understand. This story and your voicemails, texts, and more in this bonus episode of Disgraceland.
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8 January 2026, 8:00 am - 48 minutes 54 secondsBonus Episode: Disgraceland Q1 2026 Preview
In this special bonus episode of the show, Jake and Zeth take you behind the scenes and into the editorial room to give you an exclusive preview of some of the brand new episodes coming your way in the first few months of 2026 ā featuring subjects like Johnny Thunders, the Runaways, and Mia Zapata of the Gits.
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6 January 2026, 8:00 am - 45 minutes 24 secondsHank Williams: Sanatoriums, Poison Pills, and Fired from the Grand Ole Opry
Hank Williams defined the genre we now call country with a guitar in one hand and a bottle of booze in the other. In between stints in the local drunk tank, he cultivated a knack for blue-collar blues that would spread far beyond the backwoods South Hank called home. His self-proclaimed āhillbilly musicāĀ logged him more than 30 hit songs and membership at the Grand Ole Opry, fulfilling Hankās lifelong dream. But his frequent bouts with the bottle would ultimately strip him of that membership, sending him from the Ryman Auditorium to the sanatorium ā and ultimately, an early grave.
This episode was originally published on February 22, 2022.
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2 January 2026, 5:00 am - 41 minutes 46 secondsBonus Episode: New Yearās Stories of Rock ānā Roll Redemption
From Ozzy to Tina to the Chili Peppers, hope springs anew each New Yearās and has led to some of the most dramatic stories of redemption from music history. We dig into these stories in this bonus episode as we gear up for a new year ourselves and of course, dive into your voicemails, texts, DMs and more. Happy New Year from Disgraceland!
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